01/03/2008: New Results for Group 6
Results are in for participant 104739, a descendant of Davis Vance of Fayette Co, PA. He is an exact match on 12 markers with the descendants of William Vance of Fayette Co, PA.

11/24/2007: Group 2 Overview Completed
I have published an overview of the genetic and traditional evidence relating to Group 2.

Group 2 Overview

11/16/2007: Special Report: Monogenesis and Groups 1 and 2
This latest report is on a possible relationship between Groups 1 and 2 and on the possibility of a single origin for the Vance surname.

Special Report: Groups 1 and 2 and Monogenesis

11/10/2007: Report: Group 3 Overview
Our first report on Group 3 is now available.

Group 3 Overview

11/01/2007: Special Report - Groups 2a and 2b
The attached report assesses the relatedness of groups 2a & 2b. The overall conclusion is that the groups probably share a common genetic descent within the last 600 to 1200 years. It is therefore possible that they share a common Vance/Vaus descent.

Group 2a/2b Special Report